Are those Rabbis elected-officials or paid-Lobbyists ?? ( or, rather ,paying-Lobbyists ?) Can you call any country as being democratic one when the decision makers are manipulated by 2673 Lobbyists and 1344 Interest-groups ?? And last not but least , there is the AIPAC !!!  too. If your answer would be: " No" would you then expect this country to be good or rather an evil country  ?? Raja Chemayel In the Netherlands politicians should report when he or she has had lunch with a Lobbyist how much the lunch cost ?? and who paid for it ?? PS : Democracy , in my book, means: The will and the power of  ( the majority of) the People. So where do those Lobbyist fit in here ??